Safety watch-guard.



L. PREEDMAN.

, SAFETY WATCH GUARD.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov.1e, 190s.

Patented June 29, 1909.

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SAFETY WATCH-GUARD.

Application filed November 19, 1908.

T o all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, Louis Fnnnnrnm, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city' of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Safetylatch-Guard, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to certain improvements in that type of devicesadapted for securing a watch chain or fob to a watch, and at the sametime fastening the watch to the edgeof a pocket or other' portion of agarment, so that said watch cannot accidentally fall out or besurreptitiously extracted.

The main object of my invention is to so construct the device that theminimum number of parts need be employed and thus the cost ofmanufacture be reduced "ithout reducing the efficiency.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar' characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures, and in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of my device as it appears when in use, a portion of awaist-coat and watch being shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section in a plane at right angles to the pivot in, Fig. 3is a longitudinal section on the ine 3 3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 2, but showing the parts in position for removal fromthe edge of the pocket.

In the specific form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, theentire device is formed of a body portion 10, two pivoted r'etainers 11and 12, pivot pin 13 connecting the two retainers to the body, and twosprings 14 and 15 for normally holding the retainers in operativeposition. The body is formed With two hook portions, one of which isadapted to receive the edge of the pocket or other ortion of thegarment, and the other of w ich is adapted to receive the ring of thewatch, piece of jewelry, or other article in connection with which myimproved device is used. The first-mentioned hook ortion is formed of atongue 16, adapted to ie adjacent the outer surface of the pocket, andadjacent the upper end of this tongue is a ring, link, or other'suitable member' 17, to which the chain or fob 18 is secured. From thering 17, the body extends downwardly .Specification or" Letters Patent.

Patented June 29, 1909.

Serial No. 463,413.

l into the pocket and at its lower' end it is bent inwardly and upwardlyto form the second hook portion 1t), which receives the ring 20 of thewatch or other article. rThe body at the upper portion ther'eof hasoppositely-disposed side flanges 21, 21, extending towar'd the tongue16. The body intermediate its ends and adjacent the lower' ends of theflanges is provided with an opening therethrough. The lower portion ofthe body, that is, the portion below the opening, is olfset so as to lieclose to the inner face of the pocket. Extending transversely of thisaper'tur'e and having its ends journaled in said flanges, is the pivotpin 13 upon which the two retainers 11 and 12 are mounted. One of theseretainers, 11., has oppositely-disposed lugs or flanges 22 lying closelyadjacent the inner surfaces of the flanges 21 and pivoted upon the pin13. The outer end of the retainer extends through the aperture in thebody and terminates in a thumb plate or operating handle 23. The innerend of the retainer.' is disposed inter'- mediate thc side flanges 21and terminates in. a jaw 24 normally disposed adjacent the tongue 16 andheld in engagement therewith by the s )ring 15. This spring ispreferably of conicr form and fits within recesses in the opposed sidesof the retainer and the body, so as to normally hold the retainer in theposition indicated in Fig. 2. By pressing on the handle or thumb plate23, the retainer may be moved to the position indicated in Fig. 4 andthe entire device may then readily be withdrawn from the edge of thepocket.

The retainer' 11 is provided with an aperture therethrough intermediatethe two pivotal lugs 22 and through this aperture extends the retainer12. rl`he retainer' 12 has inwardly-directed lugs 25 disposed inter'-mediate the two lugs 22 and pivoted on the pin 13. The retainer' 12normally lies adjacent the outer' surface of the body 10, and the lowerend thereof engages with the tongue 19 to prevent the r'ing of the watchfrom being removed from the device, and the ripper' end is cut away atits under side, so that the upper end may be readily pulled outwardly tofor'ce the lower' end inwardly and permit the removal of the watch. Theretainer' 12 is normally held in operative position by the spring 14,which eneircles the pivot pin intermediate the two lugs 25 y trated inFig. l, and the device together with the watch may be very readilyremoved.

The three main parts of the device are all i secured together by asingle pivot pin, which also serves to hold one of the two springs inposition.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A device of the class described having a body terminating in a hookat its upper end for engagement with the edge oi a garment and a hook atits lower end for receiving the ring of a watch, two separate retainerspivoted to said body in cooperation with said hooks, and a single pivotpin for connecting both of said retainers to said body.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a body terminating at itsupper end in a hook for engagement with the edge of' a garment andterminating at its lower end in a hook for receiving the ring of a watchor the like, two independent retainers coperating with said hooks, asingle pivot pin for connecting both of said retainers to said body, anda spring also mounted on said pivot pin and coperating with one of saidretainers for holding it in operative position.

3. A device of the class describen, comprising a body terminating at itsupper end in a hook adapted to receive the edge of a garment andterminating at its lower end in a hook adapted to receive the ring of awatch or the like, said body having an aperture therethroughintermediate said hooks, and two separate retainers pivoted to said bodyadjacent said aperture.

4. A device of the class described, comprising a body terminating at itsupper end in a hool adapted to receive the edge of a garment andterminating at its lower end in a hook adapted to receive the ring of awatch or the like, said body having an aperture therethroughintermediate said hooks, and two separate retainers pivoted to said bodyadjacent said aperture and one of said retainers extending through saidaperture.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a body terminating in itsupper end in a hool adapted to receive the edge oll a garment andterminating at its lower end in a hook adapted to receive the ring of awatch or the like, said body having an a erture intermediate said hoolrsand inward y-directed flanges intermediate said aperture and one end ofthe body and extending toward the iirst-mentioned hook, a pivot pinextending transversely of said body adjacent said aperture and havingits ends journaled in said flanges, a retainer extending through saidaperture and having its inner end terminating in a jaw and its outer endterminating in a thumb plate, a spring intermediate said jaw and saidbody and between said flanges, a second retainer disposed adjacent theouter surface of said body and having inwardlydirected lugs ournaled onsaid pivot pin and coperating with the second-mentioned hook, and aspring for holding said last-mentioned retainer in operative positionand mounted upon said pivot pin.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

LUIS FREEMAN.

'Vitnesses GEORGE FREEDMAN, JACK FREEDMAN.

